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10 Days Tanzania North Circuit Safari & Beach Holiday

10 Days Tanzania North Circuit Safari & Beach Holiday

Duration                    10 days 9 nights

Itinerary                    Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, Serengeti & Zanzibar

This 10-day exclusive itinerary takes you through some of Tanzania’s most iconic destinations, combining thrilling game drives with relaxing beach time in Zanzibar. 

The journey includes visits to Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater, Central Serengeti National Park, and the pristine beaches of Zanzibar

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Kilimanjaro Airport-Arusha

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you’ll go through the security checkpoint, and officials at the counter will check the required documents to verify your identity.

You must have a valid passport, visa, and covid test certificate. After verification, you will take the luggage and go to the exit door, where you will find a safari driver guide with a signboard written with your name on it. 

He will greet you, take your luggage to our transfer vehicle, and transfer you to Arusha city.

Accommodation: Gran Melia Arusha Deluxe City View 

Meals: Dinner and Breakfast 

You’ll have breakfast, then be picked up from the hotel by a safari guide, and drive to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive. 

Tarangire is one of Africa’s little-known gems. 

Its name originates from the Tarangire River, which crosses through the park and is the sole water source during the dry season. 

Tarangire’s landscape is incredibly diverse, with a mix not found anywhere else on the northern safari circuit. 

It comprises ancient baobab trees, which the Maasai believe are the first tree in creation, and giant termite mounds. 

The dry season sees the harsh sun suck the moisture from the landscape, baking the earth a dusty red, while the wet season brings dense bush and luscious high grasses. 

Later in the evening, you will drive to your accommodation for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Tarangire Elephant Springs

Meals: All-inclusive

After breakfast, your driver guide will pick you up and drive to Lake Manyara for a full-day game drive. 

Lake Manyara is now more of a forest park compared to years back, but it has not lost its appeal, and it still offers a unique experience to visitors. 

Even though it has the least number of mammals in all Northern circuit parks, Lake Manyara makes up for it in its unique wilderness, which includes scenic landscapes such as the Rift Valley, dense woodlands, and stunning mountainsides. 

This park is a great starting point for an adventure. It lies in the Northern circuit of Tanzania, and it is 130km from Arusha and approximately 2 hour’s drive. As the afternoon begins to end, you will make your way toward your accommodation, relaxation, dinner, and overnight. 

As the afternoon begins to end, you will make your way toward your accommodation, relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge

Meals: All-inclusive

After breakfast, you will be picked up by a safaris driver guide and driven to Serengeti National Park. 

The Serengeti is an extremely large and wild game park. 

Every traveler desires to see this nearly 15000 sq km. 

This park is truly “the endless plains,” as it is known by the nomadic Maasai who are found here. Your mind will be boggled by the quantity and variety of wildlife inside the Serengeti. 

It is the home of the Big Five: lion, Leopard, bush elephant, African buffalo, and black rhino”. 

It is also famous for its annual migration and beautiful landscapes. After the game viewing, you will drive to the lodge, which is located inside the park and has an amazing view for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Olkarien Eco Safari Camp 

Meals: All-inclusive

The sound of Africa awakens you from a night of sleep, and you will freshen up and go to the main area for breakfast. After breakfast, your driver-guide will pick you up and drive to the park for a full-day game drive. 

If you love animals, then the Serengeti is a good place to be. 

Here you will find the real Mufasa, Nala, Simba, and Scar, thanks to the Disney film “The Lion King”. Around 3000 lions are living in the Serengeti ecosystem. 

They are relatively easy to spot, not just because of their numbers but also because they like to loll about for hours each day under the trees. 

Lions can lie around for about 20 hours a day. 

The Serengeti also has bush elephants, Cape buffaloes, and birds like Kori bustard, Fischer’s, and many others. 

As the afternoon begins to end, you will make your way toward your lodge, which has a spectacular view, and it is located inside the park for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Olkarien Eco Safari Camp 

Meals: All-inclusive

Enjoy an early morning breakfast followed by a final game drive in Central Serengeti as you search for more wildlife across the endless plains. 

You may spot lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, and large herds of wildebeests, depending on the season.

Later, depart Serengeti with scenic game viewing en route towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Enjoy breathtaking landscapes and wildlife sightings along the way as you ascend to the cooler highlands surrounding the Ngorongoro Crater.

Arrive at your lodge or camp in the evening for check-in, dinner, and an overnight stay while enjoying spectacular views of the conservation area.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Meals: All-inclusive

Today you will drive to the 8th Wonder of the World for a full-day game drive spotting wildlife. Ngorongoro Crater, known as “Africa’s Garden of Eden is a well-preserved natural phenomenon that has become a sanctuary for all kinds of wildlife. 

Here, you will find many reasons why you should choose to come to the safari. 

First, there was a volcanic caldera full of grassland, forest, and swamp, a settling jaw of beauty. Secondly, the permanent water of the crater floor supports a resident population of more than 25,000 large mammals, and inside the crater, you might spot animals such as leopards, lions, black rhinos, hyenas, wallowing zebras, waterbucks, baboons, and many others. 

Soon after ascending from the crater floor, you will be transferred to Arusha Airport for your flight to Zanzibar. 

Upon arrival at Zanzibar, you will be picked up and dropped off at your Stone Town hotel for an overnight stay. 

Accommodation: Z Hotel Zanzibar

Meals: All Inclusive

After breakfast, you will be picked up by a safaris representative who will take you on a city tour. This is a historical tour that takes you to the different historical sites of the ancient Arabic city in East Africa. 

The guide will give you an introduction to the history of the East African Coast.

You will start by visiting the former slave market site, then head to the market, where you will get a chance to see fish.

Our guide will identify different kinds of them, then you will proceed to visit the famous house of notorious slave trader Ahmed bin Tipu Tipu before continuing to the Arab Fort built by Omani Arabs three hundred years ago. 

As the afternoon begins to end, you will be transferred to your beach hotel for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Z Hotel Zanzibar

Meals: All Inclusive

After breakfast at your hotel, you can choose to kick back and enjoy the swimming pool, or you can choose to go out by the ocean or pool area to relax and rejuvenate. Later in the evening, dinner will be served in the dining area, and after that, you can choose to go back to your room or relax by the pool area till late at night. The choice is yours.

Accommodation: Z Hotel Zanzibar

Meals: All Inclusive

After breakfast, depending on your flight time, you will be picked up by a safaris representative and transferred to Zanzibar Airport for your onward flight back home.

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Included in the cost

  • Airport pick-up and drop-off transfers 
  • Transportation in a 4×4 safari Land Cruiser with pop-up roof 
  • Services of a professional English-speaking safari guide 
  • Accommodation during safari and beach holiday 
  • Meals as specified in the itinerary 
  • Daily game drives and park activities as per itinerary 
  • All national park and conservation area entrance fees 
  • Ngorongoro Crater service fees 
  • Bottled drinking water during safari 
  • Government taxes and levies 
  • Beach resort accommodation and relaxation stay 
  • Domestic transfers where applicable as per itinerary 
  • Wildlife viewing opportunities across the Tanzania Northern Circuit parks

Exclusion on the total cost

  • International flights 
  • Tanzania visa fees 
  • Travel insurance and medical expenses 
  • Tips and gratuities for safari guides, drivers, and hotel staff 
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks unless specified 
  • Personal expenses such as laundry, souvenirs, telephone calls, and beverages 
  • Optional activities and excursions not mentioned in the itinerary 
  • Balloon safari and cultural visits unless stated 
  • Accommodation before or after the safari, unless specified 
  • Items of a personal nature 
  • Any service not mentioned under safari inclusions
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